18 JAN: Budget carrier AirAsia X will offer one-way travel between Sydney and KL from $99 when it begins flights in April (subject to government approval).

18 JAN: Pilot error has been blamed for the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet in Lebanon in 2010.

17 JAN: A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Costa Rica diverted to Tampa, Florida Sunday night to remove an "unruly" German couple travelling first class.

17 JAN: Hackers disrupted the website of Israeli airline El Al yesterday, the Associated Press reports.

16 JAN: One of the world’s most famous airlines is the subject of one of the world’s most unusual new books.

16 JAN: A French court has ordered Air France to pay 146,000 euros ($180,000) to compensate a passenger who said he was served poisoned coffee on a domestic flight in 2006, news agency AFP reports.

16 JAN: Seven men heading to a buck’s party on the Gold Coast were ordered off a Virgin Australia flight at Melbourne airport Friday morning because they were "unruly and displaying offensive behaviour".

16 JAN: A Japan Air Lines flight to Sydney turned back to Tokyo’s Narita airport shortly after take-off on Saturday night after a seat in the business cabin caught fire.

22 DEC: Jetstar announced late yesterday that it has lodged an application with Japan aviation regulators for an Air Operators Certificate, in line with plans to begin domestic operations in that country by the end of next year.

21 DEC: Two Muslim men removed from a US domestic flight in May after the pilot objected to their presence are suing Delta Air Lines and affiliate carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines, which operated the flight from Memphis to Charlotte.